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Neil Ardley - Kaleidoscope of Rainbows (Gull, 1976) Lantern Heights 180-gram reissue

I dug it! NP:

What mjzee said. Wayne’s playing with WR in concert was generally more robust than that on the post-1972 studio albums, at least on the 1973-75 concerts I’ve listened to. Yep. Plenty of evidence here that Wayne could be very assertive in concert:

Me neither. When I was a tyke in 1971-72, we lived just outside Pittsburgh. Wish my parents had picked up those LPs and set them aside for me! Back to this LP that I picked up recently:

Per the linked post, it was not Davis' label -- although he was the first artist to record for them: "Segué Records ... was an unsuccessful attempt by the WRS Motion Picture Labs in Oakland, Pittsburgh (Oakland is the part of town that hosts the Pitt and CMU campuses) to get into the music business. History has it that Segué Records went out of business after losing money pressing records for several unsuccessful rock music releases..."

Pim, Here's some background info on Nathan Davis: https://londonjazzcollector.wordpress.com/2021/06/13/who-is-nathan-davis-a-guest-post/ Davis was from Pittsburgh, so it makes sense that Segue was based there.

Back to "Fatha": Earl "Fatha" Hines - The Father of Modern Jazz Piano (M.F. Distribution, 1977, 5 LPs) LP 2 - The One I Love Belongs to Somebody Else - solo piano Yes indeed!

Streaming this, prompted by the post from @jazzcorner above:

You should definitely give it a listen. I've only heard it via YT. The least expensive listing on discogs at the moment is $300. Not feasible.

Agreed! I wish this Nathan Davis LP -- same label, released the following year -- would be reissued too:

That's fascinating, Mark. Wish I could've heard that.

More Hank Jones:

Earl "Fatha" Hines - The Father of Modern Jazz Piano (M.F. Distribution, 1977, 5 LPs) LP 1 - Deep Forest - with Budd Johnson, Bill Pemberton, and Oliver Jackson

Adam's Apple and Etcetera are right up there for me too. But, among the Blue Notes, I think The Odyssey of Iska is my most favorite favorite. That said, Wayne's discography is so consistent that it's difficult to argue with almost ANY album that a person chooses. It's remarkable.

Just curious: Is it Philadelphia International stuff??? EDIT: Never mind. I just looked it up on Discogs and see that it is.

Now listening to this LP too, prompted by your post. Such beautiful, elusive music.

R.I.P. - Wayne Shorter (1933 – 2023)

One of the GIANTS has left us. So thankful for all the music. R.I.P.

Nice!

More from Brazil: Tamba Trio - Tamba (RCA Brazil, 1974)